Washington area fan John Madigan was diagnoses with brain cancer last year and his medical bills are mounting. He and wife Candy, who have hosted the Washington Science Fiction Association’s 3rd Friday meetings for several years, have started a Youcaring campaign to try to help raise funds to cover JOhn’s medical bills and household expenses.

The winner of this year’s WSFA Small Press Award, presented at Capclave on October 11 to original short fiction published by a small press, is “Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma,” by Alex Shvartsman. The story was published in Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show and edited by Edmund R. Schubert.

The finalists for the 2014 Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) Small Press Awards have been announced. The awards are given annually to recognize excellence in short fiction originally published in small press venues. This year’s winners will be announced October 10-12 at Capclave.

The winner of this year’s WSFA Small Press Award, presented at Capclave to original short fiction published by a small press, is “Good Hunting,” by Ken Liu. The story was published in Strange Horizons and edited by Brit Mandelo, An Owomoyela, and Julia Rios.

The finalists for the 2013 Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) Small Press Awards have been announced. The awards are given annually to recognize excellence in short fiction originally published in small press venues. This year’s winners will be announced October 11-13 at Capclave.

“Astrophilia,” by Carrie Vaughn, published in Clarkesworld Magazine 7/12, edited by Neil Clarke

“The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species,” by Ken Liu, published in Lightspeed Magazine 8/12, edited by John Joseph Adams

The winner of this year’s WSFA Small Press Award, presented at Capclave to original short fiction published by a small press, is “The Patrician,” by Tansy Rayner Roberts. The story was published in Love and Romanpunk, by Twelfth Planet Press and edited by Alisa Krasnostein. Roberts previously won the award in 2010.

The finalists for the 2012 Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) Small Press Awards have been announced. The awards are given annually to recognize excellence in short fiction originally published in small press venues. This year’s winners will be announced October 12-14 at Capclave.

The nominees for the WSFA Small Press Awards have been announced. Given out by the Washington Science Fiction Association. The short list was determined by a jury which read the stories with all identifying marks removed. The winners are selected by the members the Washington Science Fiction Association and will be announced at Capclave the weekend of October 14-16.

“After the Dragon,” by Sarah Monette, published in Fantasy Magazine (January 2010), edited by Cat Rambo and Sean Wallace.

“Amaryllis,” by Carrie Vaughn, published in Lightspeed Magazine (June 2010), edited by John Joseph Adams.

The winner of the WSFA Small Press Award, given to a piece of short fiction published by a small press publisher, was announced at Capclave on the weekend of October 22-24. This year’s winner is “Siren Beat,” by Tansy Rayner Roberts, published by Twelfth Planet Press.